Philip Turnbull
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Born |
7 April 1879 Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||
Died |
20 October 1930 (aged 51) Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||
1908 | Cardiff | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
1908 | Wales | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Philip Bernard Turnbull (7 April 1879 – 20 October 1930)[1] was a field hockey player from Wales who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal as a member of the Welsh team.[2]
Biography
Turnbull was born in Cardiff, the son of a shipbuilding business owner at Turnbull Brothers. He was educated at Downside College in Bath.[3]
With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[4] Both he and his cousin Bertrand Turnbull were in the team.
He played club hockey for Cardiff Hockey Club.[3]
One of his sons, Maurice, played Test cricket for England and rugby union for Wales.
References
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Philip Bernard Turnbull; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1879; District: Cardiff; Volume: 11a; Page: 280.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philip Turnbull Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Philip Turnbull". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
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